Kautokeino

In Norway, raising reindeer is the privilege of the Sami people, also known as the Lapps.

The village of Kautokeino, with its population of about 3,000 people, is the center of the Sami people.

The reindeer breeders have traded their sleighs in for snowmobiles long ago.

Most of the inhabitants still make their living raising reindeer.

Reindeer meat is very lean, but yet very tasty.

For quite some time already, the reindeer trade has extended beyond the borders of Norway.

During the Easter season, the Sami celebrate the traditional Easter festival in the region around Kautokeino.

Anel Gaup wears the traditional garb during the celebration.